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So the thing I didn’t realize when I co-authored the Al Capone Theory with @leigh is that the next phase of VC investment would have to be in companies led by exactly the kind of person we were talking about: the person who feels entitled to take other people’s work, possessions, and bodies without consent. Most of the remaining plays to get 100x returns in tech rely on theft of some form, and OpenAI is no exception

hypatia.ca/2017/07/18/the-al-c

hypatia dot ca · The Al Capone theory of sexual harassmentWe developed the Al Capone Theory over several years of researching and recording racism and sexism in computer security, open source software, venture capital, and other parts of the tech industry…

@vaurora @leigh So does this argument mean that we should oppose all new tech investment?

@Dogzilla @vaurora @leigh So you read this thread and that is your takeaway?

*smh*

Aral Balkan

@Dogzilla @vaurora @leigh Hint: VC is not the only type of tech investment possible. It’s just the most toxic kind imaginable.